Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-12
Washington Gossip.
From the Journal Correspondent.
WIsprscToN r. C. Jan 9.

/ Marine Bani-or, rather, a string orchestra
| selected from it-made some sweet music
the curtains were drawn, and the psrlors
were brilliant with gaslight; the conservatory
was open and the perfumes Ct flowers hoated
/ through the rooms; the throDg of brilliantly
dressed and beautiful ladies moved hitner
and thther in orderly confusion. Ii was a
very lovely scene. Mrs. Cleveland wore a
dress of pale blue and silver brocade. She
was assisted by Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Endicots,
/ Mis-. Villas and Miss Hastings All were
dressed in evening toilets. As usual every
body was charmed with the Presidents young
wife.
Senator Mcmillan Of St Paul, Mimi, in
whose place Governor Davis has just been
elected, has served twelve years in the Sen
ate, and for some time past has been chairman
Of the Committee on Commerce. He is a
plain, unassuming. straghtfOrrard gentle
man, model for any Young man. No one
can approach him on business on the Sabbath.
He i. constant in his attendance at church.
and is always present at the weekday even
ing PRAYER meetings. Repeatedly, when at
state dinners at the executive mansion he has
! been the only one present who did not drink
wine. He has the courage of his cow lotions,
and is universally respected by his colleagues.
| When he makes statement Of fact in the
Senate he is trusted implicitly. He will re-
sume the practice of law 10 ST. Paul, and
will be able 10 earn much larger sum than
| the salary he receives as Senator.
| Governor Davis, his successor, is an able
lawyer. a great orator, and very popular with
| the young men of his State. He is much
more brilliant man than Mcmillan, but as a
| hard, earnest, conscientious worker, he will
| not excel the present Senator. | believe that
Governor Davis is one of the most conspicu-
our supporters of Mr. Blaine in the North
| west.
Jack" Adams representative in Congress
| from one of the New York City districts, was
talking with one of his constituents in the
lobby Of the House few days sincea The
conversation was loud enough to be heard
some distance. TIE constituent, it seems.
had secured letter of recommendation from
Mr.. Adams, which was to be used in assist
| ing the former to an office. "Now, Mr.. Ad-
ANS" said he, won't YOU please see the
President for me?" WHAT yelled Mr.
Adams. Wont you please see the Peesi-
dent in my behalf ?" repeated the constituent.
| ~ GO and see that----! Ia see MN and
| his whole Cabinet in--before I'd ask ia
vor of them Now Mr.. Adams is a queer
democrat, and there are many others who
share his feelings, but dare not express them
selves as openly or as forcibly as he.
| One of the bitterest partizan., in both re-
| liglon and politics, and one of the most inef
| fcent officers in the service, is to be found
| in a certain bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment. lie is in hs dotage, and unable to
prop. ry sHpsrlntend the machinery OF the
office. That duty is performed by an as'is-
tant who would decapitate every republican
| if he were not restrained bv higher power
will give single instance Illustrative Of
tho methods by which this officer accom-
pitches hi. purposes Among the chiefs of
the divisions in the office when he resumed
! control WAS one who entered the Union army
/ n, the aye of seventeen, and who received an
! injury at Chancellorville, from which he will
! eyerrecOver. lie was model chief, one
! of the best in the Treasury Department
! and universally liked. Hi. resignation and
the resignation OF all the others was demand
! ed, upon the ground that the Bureau otfi 'er
{ was embarrassed in his efforts at reform be-
cause the chiefs were not in sympathy with
him That was untrue. But this union sol
der was reduc ID to an Inferior position. and
a rsbei MAJOR from Virginia appointed IN
/ his pklce And this ~ not an isolated instance.
/ Ana such cases cccur almost within riff shot
of the Arlington Cemetery where rest the
( bodies of many thousands of those who laid
down their lives for their country and some
of whom met their death while contending
,ith the verv men who help to frame and ex-
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